{"product_id":"purple-noon","title":"Purple Noon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWashed Out is Atlanta-based producer \/ songwriter \/ multi-instrumentalist Ernest Greene. Over three enchanting, critically-lauded albums and an EP, his music has proved both transportive and visual, each release inviting listeners into immersive, self-contained universes. With \u003ci\u003ePurple Noon\u003c\/i\u003e, his fourth album, and his return to Sub Pop, he delivers the most accessible Washed Out creation to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife of Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, Washed Out’s 2009 debut EP, set the bar for the Chillwave era, shimmering in a warm haze of off-the-cuff Polaroids and pre-IG filters. \u003ci\u003eWithin and Without,\u003c\/i\u003e his 2011 full-length debut on Sub Pop, morphed into nocturnal, icy synth-pop and embraced provocative imagery. 2013’s Paracosm was Greene’s take on psychedelia, with a full live band and kaleidoscopic light show, and saw him playing to the largest audiences of his career. The sample-heavy \u003ci\u003eMister Mellow\u003c\/i\u003e (2017, Stone’s Throw) delivered a 360 audio\/visual experience, with cut-n-paste and hand-drawn animation to match the hip-hop influences throughout the album. With each release, Greene has approached his evolving project with meticulous detail and a steadfast vision. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003ci\u003ePurple Noon\u003c\/i\u003e, Greene again wrote, recorded, and produced the entirety of the album, with mixing handled by frequent collaborator Ben H. Allen (\u003ci\u003eParacosm, Within and Without\u003c\/i\u003e). Production of the album followed a brief stint of writing for other artists (most notably Sudan Archives) which enabled Greene to explore genres like R\u0026amp;B and modern pop. These brighter, more robust sounds made their way into the songs of \u003ci\u003ePurple Noon\u003c\/i\u003e and mark a new chapter for Greene as a producer and songwriter. The vocals are front and center, tempos are slower, beats bolder, and there’s a more comprehensive depth of dynamics. One can hear the luxuriousness of Sade, the sonic bombast of Phil Collins, and the lush atmosphere of the great Balearic beat classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMediterranean coastlines inspired \u003ci\u003ePurple Noon\u003c\/i\u003e, and Greene pays tribute to the region’s distinct island culture - all rugged elegance and old-world charm - and uses it as a backdrop to tell stories of passion, love, and loss (\u003ci\u003ePurple Noon’s\u003c\/i\u003e title comes from the 1960 film directed by Rene Clement and based on the novel The Talented Mister Ripley by Patricia Highsmith). Much like romantic Hollywood epics, the melodrama throughout is strong: a serendipitous first meeting in \u003ci\u003eToo Late\u003c\/i\u003e; a passionate love affair in \u003ci\u003eParalyzed\u003c\/i\u003e; disintegration of a relationship in \u003ci\u003eTime to Walk Away\u003c\/i\u003e; a reunion with a lost love in \u003ci\u003eGame of Chance. Purple Noon \u003c\/i\u003eadds a layer of emotional intensity to the escapism of Washed Out’s oeuvre, taking the music to dazzling new heights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Purple | LP","offer_id":50448237265227,"sku":"1096510","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50448237789515,"sku":"1096508","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50448238084427,"sku":"1096507","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":53308848210251,"sku":"R0053-1581","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e45bc503-5934-427e-ba88-d71e907ae393_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727088340","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/purple-noon","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}